My little sister received a friend request from one of my aunts the other day. It's a little troubling when family starts to become intertwined with our Facebook worlds. For so long, my circle of friends dealt strictly with who I knew at college and the few members of my high school that I decided I wanted to check up on from time to time. And of course, every college student has their fair share of drunken photos, embarrassing posts, and annoying self absorbent statuses that only the afore mentioned should know about. There is always that friend who decides to bring up past events that everyone really shouldn't know about. Even though, yes that moment was pretty hilarious, and reminiscing about it makes me happy, there should be a level of tact that should be taken.
When Facebook started to become bigger and better and family members decide to become a part of the phenomenon, and suddenly, we had to be really careful about what was being put up.
So, after my sister called me over, and we stalked my aunt's profile (it's always entertaining to see what information the older crowd puts down), we struggled with the dilemma of whether or not she should accept or reject the offer. Mulling it over for a couple of seconds, she finally decided to click the "Decide later" button, hiding it for a later date.
Of course, after this happened, I anxiously waited for the moment that I would receive a similar request. Even though I was pretty sure I wouldn't know how to respond, I assumed it would a natural next step. One niece onto the next.
So I waited. And waited. And to this day (granted it was two days ago), I have yet to see a bright red notification waiting for me up in the upper left corner.
It's not that I really want my aunt to be my friend. I like where she stands as the woman I laugh with at family functions. But still, I am feeling a tad bit slighted considering my own aunt doesn't want to be my friend.
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